The house was quiet. Alberto folded the newspaper and placed it on the glass table in the center of the sofa.One of the servants who worked with him passed by carrying cleaning tools. Alberto called out, the servant turned around and approached his master."Where is my wife? Is Claire still in her room?" asked Alberto looking upstairs for a glimpse."Yes, sir," replied the servant nodding."Claire didn't come out at all?" Alberto asked again."No, sir. Madame Claire asked me and the other maids to take care of her today. She said she was too lazy to leave her room."The maid's explanation was enough. Alberto asked the servant to go back to work. Meanwhile, he was about to go to his room to see Claire.I don't know if it was just Alberto's feeling or not. This morning Claire seemed to have deliberately not come to the dining room because she was still angry about last night's dinner.Alberto let out a long sigh. Isn't Claire's nature very childish if that's true? Alberto didn't expect
"Where the fuck are those two guys." Erick hissed, throwing his cell phone on the sofa.Not a single call was picked up by James or Rio. Erick had no one but the two of them to ask for information about Michel.Erick had tried to contact the two men a dozen times. Sent messages, but none were read."Actually, where are the two of them? There's no way that after receiving money from me, they decided to leave, right?" Erick wondered.Even the money Erick had given them was very small. It wouldn't be worth the monthly salary they received if it was collected in just a few months. So, it was ridiculous.Erick then sat on the sofa. He put his feet up on the table. He tried to calm down, neutralizing the angry feelings that were building up."I'll go crazy if I don't find information about that poor guy." Erick propped up his chin. "Elera's story was very convincing yesterday. There's no way she lied to me. What's the point?"Erick was very curious about where Michel got that wealth. The ca
"James!" exclaimed Michel.The call that came from their CEO got the attention alone of the remaining people in the room. James stopped at the doorway, cursing inwardly at having his movements discovered by Michel."Damn it." James raised a hand almost grabbing his own hair.Rio heard Michel calling James in a fairly loud voice. Rio slowly approached Michel, then made small talk.James saw the reflection of Rio and Michel from the glass window in front of him. This was used as an opportunity by James to get out of there before he was detained by Michel."What is it, Mr. Michel?" Rio asked, distracting Michel."Wasn't that James?" muttered Michel pointing to the man who had now disappeared behind the door.Rio followed where Michel's fingertips pointed. "Oh, right, it was James. But, what did Mr. Michel call him for? Isn't the meeting session over?"Michel shifted his gaze from James to Rio. "Where does James want to go? The meeting session is already over. But, it's still working hour
"Why, you don't want to help me anymore?" Erick scolded with a sharp look.James was in an awkward position. Because he had promised Michel that he would not have any more contact with Erick. Moreover, helping the man find out all the latest things about Michel is full of mystery."That's not it, Mr. Erick," squeaked James rubbing the back of his head."Then, what? I'll pay you handsomely. As long as you get the information I ask for. Not hard, is it?" asked Erick. James shook his head quickly.If he took Erick's offer, then the consequences James would receive were worse than yesterday. Michel threatened to fire him if he was caught working with Erick again. But, on the one hand James couldn't refuse the money the man was offering him."Give me some time, sir." James pointed one finger. "However, Michel is not an ordinary staff member anymore. He goes around accompanied by an assistant. If I make the slightest misstep, my life is ruined." James explained so Erick wouldn't misundersta
Erick's story about Michel is still ringing in Elera's ears. Too much change makes Elera between convinced and unsure.Her poor ex-husband is now the leader of a big company. Everyone is subservient, respecting Michel for having power.Elera lightly applied lipstick to her lips before adding more. "It can't be helped. I have to see it for myself. Hearing from other people's stories sometimes makes me question whether it's the truth or not."The beautiful woman got up from her makeup chair. She grabbed a shiny black handbag. "Today I'll make sure of everything. But if it's true that Michel is now rich. I would feel sorry. I know I'll still make him my husband." Elera cigars.Elera secretly went to Michel's office this morning. Investigating, Michel's ex-wife wanted to confirm the stories from the people herself. Even though the first person to spread that Michel had changed was shr herself. Or ... is this just Elera's tactic because she wants to get the man back after throwing him away
The cell phone in Elera's bag rang loudly. One hand rummaged through the contents of her bag and pulled out the square object. Elera picked up the call as soon as she realized who was calling her."Hello, darling." Elera greeted sweetly and affectionately."Elera, are you away today?" Erick asked. Yes, the person who called her was Erick.Elera didn't want to be caught by her boyfriend. Therefore, Elera quickly picked up the call."Yes, dear." Elera moved her cell phone to her ear. "I asked your permission yesterday. Today I want to go shopping. I want a bag from one of the famous brands. I want to wear it to my friend's birthday party this week.""Shopping?" muttered Erick."Yes. What's wrong, darling?" asked Elera nervously.From the way Erick spoke, it was as if he didn't believe her. Or did Erick know that Elera was stalking Michel? Elera immediately panicked."Are you sure you're going shopping, darling?""I'm sure... I am." Elera rubbed the tip of her forehead. "Honey, you can't
Claire left the table as soon as her husband had explained what he wanted for his family. If he hadn't invited Michel, Claire might have immediately agreed to Alberto's invitation to go riding. But unfortunately, Michel's existence is really disrupting her life for now and maybe she won't be able to forgive him forever.Just as Claire was about to go into the room, a man stopped her right in front of the room. "Mom, why didn't you agree to Dad's request?" asked Brion in a sly voice.Claire looked at Brion in surprise. "Why do you think Mom should agree to it? Mom doesn't want to go together with Michel." Claire replied."Mom, I have a plan. This is an opportunity to bring Michel down. Mom has to go along if she wants to support my plan. We can't go on like this, Mo... We can't be bullied by Dad. We have to stand up and prove who we are, okay?" Brion tried to convince his mother who looked doubtful."What's your plan?" Claire asked finally."Mom just needs to come along and witness eve
Michel immediately left his room, walking to the office lobby with Daniel in tow to confirm the client Daniel was referring to. Michel was originally going to the cafeteria for lunch, but he couldn't ignore the client especially if the client was important.In the lobby, Michel saw a woman wearing a black suit, her face looked unfamiliar because he had never seen the woman before. As Michel approached, the woman smiled kindly and placed a light blue folder on the table in front of them."Good afternoon, Mr. Michel," she greeted."Good afternoon," Michel replied as he sat down in front of the woman. "Could you introduce who you are and what you're here for?" Michel asked.'Oh, let me introduce myself as the deputy secretary to the director of the Hotel Abadi Indah Suci, I'm here to meet Mr. Alberto who will make a reservation regarding his planned place for horse riding and picnics in one of our hotel complexes. But he said Mr. Alberto is not in the office, so could you please sign thi